Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6, 2025

The Thiruvananthapuram District Sessions Court on Saturday declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the second sexual assault case filed against him, while scheduling his anticipatory bail plea for a detailed hearing on Monday.

The MLA had moved the court seeking an order restraining the police from arresting him, arguing that the complaint was politically motivated and timed to coincide with the upcoming local body elections.

His counsel contended that the FIR provided no clarity on the complainant’s identity or the location of the alleged incident, and that even the email through which the complaint was submitted lacked essential details.

The defence maintained that the case carried “political weight” and u

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